Transforming Students Lives Through the Power of Music

Please join us on February 4th when Ron Demkee, ‘Conductor extraordinaire’ of the Allentown Band will talk to us on Transforming Students Lives Through the Power of Music.

The Allentown Band, the oldest continuously performing civilian concert band in the United States, provides two important youth educational outreach initiatives that reach more than 2,250 students from 14 greater Lehigh Valley school districts Young People’s Concerts, held in November are programmed for students in grades 3-9. The participatory Side By Side Concert, held in May, is designed for student musicians in grades 10-12. These initiatives are offered to schools at no charge through grant and donor support.